Alpaslan Öztürk

Alpaslan Öztürk

Öztürk with Turkey U21 in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Alpaslan Öztürk[1]
Date of birth	(1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender / Right back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Pendikspor
Number	19
Youth career
	Berchem Sport
	Germinal Beerschot
2009–2011	Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Beerschot	41	(1)
2013–2017	Standard Liège	11	(0)
2014–2015	→ Kasımpaşa (loan)	33	(0)
2015–2016	→ Eskişehirspor (loan)	15	(0)
2017–2018	Elazığspor	32	(8)
2018–2021	Göztepe	64	(12)
2021–2023	Galatasaray	11	(0)
2022–2023	→ Eyüpspor (loan)	15	(1)
2023–	Pendikspor	22	(2)
International career^‡
2010	Turkey U18	2	(0)
2010–2011	Belgium U18	7	(0)
2011–2012	Belgium U19	11	(1)
2012	Belgium U21	5	(1)
2013	Turkey U20	7	(1)
2013–2014	Turkey U21	5	(0)
2014	Turkey B	1	(0)
2021–	Turkey	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:24, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Alpaslan Öztürk (born 16 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back and midfielder for Süper Lig club Pendikspor and the Turkey national team.

Öztürk began his club career with Beerschot before joining English club Birmingham City, where he spent two years without appearing for the first team. He then returned to Beerschot, making his first-team debut in January 2012. After the club's 2013 relegation from the Pro League and subsequent bankruptcy left all their players out of contract, Öztürk signed for Standard Liège. He was loaned to Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa for one-and-a-half seasons before spending 2015–16 on loan at another Turkish club, Eskişehirspor. Following a short spell at Elazığspor, he signed for Göztepe in 2018.

Born in Belgium, he has represented Turkey, the country of his parents, at under-18, under-20, under-21, and A2 level, and Belgium, the country of his birth, at under-18, under-19, and under-21 level.

Club career

Early life and career

Öztürk was born in Antwerp, Belgium,^[1] and is of Turkish descent.^[3] He was part of the youth system at Berchem Sport before joining Germinal Beerschot at the age of 12,^[4] and then moved to England to join Birmingham City's Youth Academy in 2009. He played regularly in the under-18 and reserve teams, and in March 2011, was given a first-team squad number prior to the FA Cup sixth-round tie against Bolton Wanderers.^[3] In the absence through injury of Stephen Carr and Roger Johnson, and with Liam Ridgewell not fit enough to start, Öztürk was named among the substitutes for that game, but remained unused.^[5]

He was part of the Birmingham squad for their 2011 pre-season visit to Ireland, and played the second half of the friendly against Cork City.^[6] In August 2011, he left the club. It was reported that no agreement could be reached between Birmingham and Beerschot on a mutually acceptable way to structure a compensation fee.^[7]

Beerschot

Öztürk returned to Beerschot for the 2011–12 season.^[8] Playing as a midfielder rather than the right back position he usually occupied at Birmingham,^[3] he was an unused substitute for the first team's visit to Standard Liège in January 2012,^[9] made his debut as Beerschot beat K.V. Kortrijk in the Belgian Cup,^[10] and played the full 90 minutes on his first Belgian Pro League appearance as Beerschot beat Cercle Brugge 4–0 on 21 January.^[11] In February, his contract was extended to June 2016.^[12] Beerschot were relegated from the Pro League at the end of the 2012–13 season, and the club was subsequently declared bankrupt, which left the players out of contract.^[13][14]

Standard Liège

As a free agent, Öztürk signed a five-year contract with Standard Liège on 13 June 2013.^[14][15] He made his Standard debut in the starting eleven against Lierse on 4 August, producing a calm, assured performance in his preferred position of defensive midfield.^[16] Öztürk kept his place, and contributed to Standard's qualification for the Europa League group stages.

Kasımpaşa

Öztürk spent the second half of the 2013–14 season on loan to Turkish Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa. He started one match, a goalless draw away to Kayserispor, and made nine substitute appearances.^[17] In July, he rejoined Kasımpaşa, again on loan, for the 2014–15 season; the agreement included an option to make the transfer permanent.^[18] He appeared in 23 Süper Lig matches that season, but the move was not made permanent.^[17]

Eskişehirspor

He joined another Süper Lig club, Eskişehirspor, on loan for the 2015–16 season; again, the deal included an option to purchase.^[19] After making 15 league appearances, he was dropped from the squad in early March 2016 and never played again. In an interview with a Turkish website, Öztürk said he was training on his own and, with the club in financial difficulties, the players were not receiving their wages regularly.^[17][20] He made it clear that he wanted to return to Standard, and even if Eskişehirspor took up their option, he had no interest in staying.^[21]

Return to Standard

Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Öztürk took part in pre-season training with Standard.^[22]

Galatasaray

He signed a three-year contract with Galatasaray in the 2021–22 season.^[23][24]

Eyüpspor (loan)

He signed a one-year lease agreement with Eyüpspor on 30 June 2022.^[25]

Pendikspor

On August 29, 2023, he signed with Süper Lig club Pendikspor.^[26]

International career

With Turkey U21 in 2013

Öztürk made his international debut for the Turkey under-18 team in November 2010, in the starting eleven for a friendly match against their German counterparts, and came off the substitutes' bench against the same opponents two days later.^[27] In January 2011, he was selected for his native Belgium's under-18 team, and was in the starting eleven for two friendlies against France U18. He played twice more a few weeks later in friendlies against Estonia U18,^[28] and twice more in the 2011 Slovakia Cup.^[29]

In August 2011, Öztürk moved up to the Belgium under-19 team, becoming a regular selection both in friendly matches and in qualification for the 2012 UEFA under-19 championships. He scored his first international goal in a 4–1 friendly defeat of Turkey on 7 September.^[30]

In February 2013, Öztürk was called up to the Turkish under-21 squad for the upcoming match against Norway,^[31] but played no part. He did appear for Turkey's under-20 side in two friendly matches against their Portuguese counterparts in March 2013^[1] – in the first of the two, he scored the second goal in a 2–1 win.^[32] Selected for Turkey's squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup,^[2] he started all three of Turkey's group matches and their second-round defeat to eventual winners France.^[33] Öztürk made his under-21 debut for Turkey in their opening qualification match for the 2015 European championships, a 4–0 home win against Malta.^[17] He made his debut for Turkey national football team on 1 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Montenegro.

Personal

Öztürk was born and raised in Belgium by Turkish immigrants.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024^[34]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Beerschot	2011–12	JPL	10	0	1	0	—		5[b]	0	16	0
	2012–13		25	1	1	0	—		1[c]	0	27	1
	Total		35	1	2	0	—		6	0	43	1
Standard Liège	2013–14	JPL	11	0	1	0	5[d]	0	—		17	0
Kasımpaşa (loan)	2013–14	Süper Lig	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2014–15		23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
	Total		33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
Eskişehirspor (loan)	2015–16	Süper Lig	15	0	3	0	—		—		18	0
Elazığspor	2016–17	1. Lig	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	2017–18		29	8	0	0	—		—		29	8
	Total		32	8	0	0	—		—		32	8
Göztepe	2018–19	Süper Lig	25	3	5	0	—		—		30	3
	2019–20		24	7	1	0	—		—		25	7
	2020–21		21	3	0	0	—		—		21	3
	Total		70	13	6	0	—		—		76	13
Galatasaray	2021–22	Süper Lig	11	0	1	1	4[e]	0	—		16	1
Eyüpspor (loan)	2022–23	1. Lig	15	1	0	0	—		3[f]	1	18	2
Pendikspor	2023–24	Süper Lig	22	2	1	0	—		—		23	2
Career total			244	25	15	1	9	0	9	1	277	27

1. Includes Belgian Cup, Turkish Cup
2. Appearance(s) in JPL play-off
3. Appearance(s) in JPL play-out
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
5. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance(s) in 1. Lig play-off

References

Infobox statistics

• Alpaslan Öztürk at Soccerway

General

1. Alpaslan Öztürk at the Turkish Football Federation
2. "FIFA Under-20 World Cup Turkey 2013: Turkey: Squad list". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
3. "Ozturk promoted to first team squad". Birmingham City F.C. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011.
4. Goderis, Luc (24 March 2008). "Voetbalkanjers: Alpaslan Ozturk" [Football talents: Alpaslan Ozturk]. Voetbalkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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7. Tattum, Colin (17 August 2011). "Hughton insists Blues want a long stay in the Europa League". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
8. Baute, Olivier (9 September 2011). "Les U19 belges ont fait joujou avec la Turquie" [The Belgian U19s were toying with Turkey]. Walfoot (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2011.
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12. Taecke, Tomas (2 February 2012). "Beerschot gunt Öztürk nieuw contract" [Beerschot awards Öztürk a new contract]. Voetbalkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 June 2016.
13. "Beerschot is failliet, De Wever puzzelt" [Beerschot is bankrupt, De Wever looks for solution]. sporza.be (in Dutch). 21 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
14. Dyen, Bastien (13 June 2013). "Le turc Alpaslan Oztürk (ex-Beerschot) rejoint le Standard" [The Turk Alpaslan Oztürk (ex-Beerschot) joins Standard]. Le Soir (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
15. "Alpaslan Oztürk rejoint les Rouches" [Alpaslan Oztürk joins the Rouches] (in French). Royal Standard de Liège. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
16. Sauvage, Kevin (6 August 2013). "'Alpaslan Öztürk est une valeur sûre'" [Alpaslan Oztürk is a safe bet]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
    Sauvage, Kevin (5 August 2013). "Öztürk: 'Je dois garder les pieds sur terre'" [Oztürk: 'I have to keep my feet on the ground']. La Dernière Heure (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
17. "A. Öztürk". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
18. "Alpaslan Öztürk on loan to Kasimpasa". Royal Standard de Liège. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
19. "Alpaslan Öztürk on loan to Eskişehirspor Kulübü". Royal Standard de Liège. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
20. "Alpaslan Öztürk Eskişehirspor yönetimini topa tuttu" [Alpaslan Öztürk lays into the Eskişehirspor management]. Sporcope (in Turkish). 6 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
21. Franken, Michael (25 March 2016). "Öztürk: 'Je veux revenir au Standard'" [Oztürk: 'I want to come back to Standard']. La Dernière Heure (in French). Brussels. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
22. "RFC Tilleur – Standard de Liège: 3–5" (in French). Royal Standard de Liège. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
23. "Hoş geldin Alpaslan Öztürk!". www.galatasaray.org. 11 June 2021.
24. "Alpaslan Öztürk ile sözleşme imzalandı". www.galatasaray.org. 11 June 2021.
25. "Galatasaray, Alpaslan Öztürk'ü Eyüpspor'a gönderdi". www.sozcu.com.tr. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
26. "Pendikspor, Galatasaray'dan ayrılan Alpaslan Öztürk'ü transfer etti". milliyet.com.tr (in Turkish). August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
27. "Match Details: 16.11.2010: Germany 4 Turkey 2". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
    "Match Details: 18.11.2010: Germany 2 Turkey 0". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
28. "Moins de 18 ans: Rapports de matches" [Under-18s: Match reports] (in French). Royal Belgian Football Association. Archived from the original on 17 March 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
29. "Slovakia Cup 2011". Royal Belgian Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
30. "Moins de 19 ans: Rapports de matches" [Under-19s: Match reports] (in French). Royal Belgian Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
    "1ier tour CE Slovénie" [1st round European Championships Slovenia] (in French). Royal Belgian Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
31. "U21s squad announced for Norway friendly". Turkish Football Federation. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
32. "Turkey Portugal". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
33. "FIFA player statistics: Alpaslan Ozturk". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
34. Alpaslan Öztürk at Soccerway

External links

• Alpaslan Öztürk at the Royal Belgian Football Association
• Alpaslan Öztürk – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Alpaslan Öztürk – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Alpaslan Ozturk at Soccerbase
• "Profile at Birmingham City F.C. (bcfc.com)". Archived from the original on 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
• "Article from FourFourTwo magazine's Inside Track column (fourfourtwo.com)". Archived from the original on 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2012-02-17.